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Department: Department Of Health And Human Services
Agency: Food and Drug Administration
Sub Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Job Announcement Number:
HHS-FDA-02-2008-0201
Interdisciplinary Scientist (Food Safety Specialist)
Salary Range: 115,317.00 - 149,000.00 USD per year
Open Period: Wednesday, August 06, 2008
to Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Series & Grade: GS-0601-15/15
Position Information: Full Time Permanent
Promotion Potential: 15
Duty Locations: 1 vacancy - Rockville , MD
Who May Be Considered:
All
Sources - Open to All United
States Citizens
Additional
selections may be made from this announcement
Position
Details:
Tenure:
Career/Career Conditional Appointment
Bargaining
Unit Position: No
Merit
Promotion Position: Yes
Recruitment
Bonus: No
Relocation
Paid: No
Salary
range listed includes locality pay
Job Summary:
Become
a part of the Department that touches the lives of every
American!
At the Department of Health and Human Services you can
give
back to your community, state, and country by making a
difference in the lives of Americans everywhere. Join HHS
and help
to make our world healthier, safer and better for all
Americans.
This
Position is located in Department of Health and Human Services
(DHHS),
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of the
Commissioner
(OC), Office of Operations (OO), Office of Food
Protection
(OFP), Rockville, MD.
Key Requirements:
- US Citizenship
- Travel Required: Some
Major Duties:
If
selected for this position, you will:
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Manage and coordinate the development and implementation of major
health
promotion initiatives as they relate to the mission to
protect America's
food supply.
-
Lead and participate with other officials in managing, organizing,
and
overseeing the development of policy initiatives to include, but
are
not limited to, the implementation of new policies and
procedures,
the development of a tracking system and progress
reports,
and the development of Agency guidances and other
policy
documents.
-
Research, analyze, and recommend new or revised Agency policies
and procedures. Compare and contrast current and future
policies to
formulate
appropriate strategies for addressing problems, to develop
timetables
for prompt action, and to implement efficient and
effective follow-up mechanisms.
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Provide consultation and expert advice on policy issues in the
area
of study to various agencies, foreign governments,
international organizations, and FDA. Prepare reports on
policy
issues for both internal and external consumption, as
appropriate.
-
Serve as recognized expert on activities that support the Agency's
new food safety initiative: The Food Protection Plan. Serve as a
member
onCenter or Agency task forces, committees, and study
groups
tasked
to consider problems or provide direction in the area of food
protection.
-
Develop, publicize, and garner support for the program agenda by
sharing
and promoting food protection initiatives with the
Agency's
senior staff including the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
Qualifications:
GS-15:
You
must have one (1) year of specialized experience that has
equipped
you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to
perform
successfully the duties of the position, and that is
typically in or related to the work of the position to be
filled. To
be
creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to
at least the GS-14 level in the Federal Government.
Basic
Requirements: Degree: major study in an academic field related
to
the health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of
the position.
Foreign
Degree Note: All foreign degrees must be evaluated by a
nationally recognized Accrediting Agency. You must submit proof of
such
evaluation and/or conversion by the closing date of this
announcement.
YOU
MUST ALSO MEET TIME IN GRADE RESTRICTIONS BY THE CLOSING DATE OF
THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Anyone
appointed from this recruiting bulletin may be required to
serve
a probationary period of one-year including current Federal
employees and those with reinstatement rights.
How You Will Be Evaluated:
Your
resume and responses to the self-assessment job questions are
an
integral part of the process for determining your basic and
specialized qualifications for the position. Therefore, it is
important
to support your responses to the applicant assessment
questions
by providing examples of past and present experience
when requested.
There
are several parts of the application process that affect the
overall
evaluation of your application:
1. Your resume which is part of
your USAJOBS profile
2. Your responses to the core
questions
3. Your responses to the
self-assessment job-specific questions
4. Your supporting documents
High
self-assessment in the vacancy questions that is not supported
by
information in your resume, essay responses, and/or supporting
documents
may eliminate you from best-qualified status or result in
a lowered score.
Additional
details on the application process can be found at
the "How to Apply" section of this announcement.
Please
be sure to allow yourself adequate time to apply for this
vacancy. We recommend that you preview the questions for
this
announcement
before you start the application process using the
"click here" link below.
To preview questions please click here.
Benefits:
You
may participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
program, with costs shared with your employer.
More Info
Life
insurance coverage is provided.More Info
Long-Term Care Insurance is offered and carries into
your
retirement.More Info
New employees are automatically covered by the Federal
Employees
Retirement System (FERS). If you are transferring from
another
agency and covered by CSRS, you may
continue in this program. More Info
You will earn annual vacation leave.More Info
You will earn sick leave.More Info
You will be paid for Federal holidays that fall within
your
regularly scheduled tour of duty.Mor Info
Alternative work schedule options are available.
If you use public transportation, part of your
transportation costs
may be subsidized. Our human resources
office can provide additional
information on how this program is run.
Other Information:
(Status applicants, persons who have a career or career-conditional
appointment
in the Competitive service or have reinstatement
eligibility
or who are currently in the Commissioned Corps, are
eligible to apply.) Veterans' Employment Opportunities Act
--
Preference eligibles or veterans who have been separated from
the armed
forces under honorable conditions after substantially
completing 3 or more years of continuous active service may
apply.
ALL
APPLICANTS ARE CONSIDERED WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, RELIGION,
COLOR,
NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, POLITICAL
AFFILIATION,
AGE (WITH AUTHORIZED EXCEPTIONS) OR ANY OTHER NON-MERIT
FACTOR.
Background
Investigation:
If selected
for this position, you may be subject to a background
investigation.
More
Employment Information:
1. Veterans Information
2. Former Federal employee reinstatement eligibility
3. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Surplus or
displaced
Employees CTAP criteria.
4. Displaced Federal employees ICTAP criteria.
How To Apply:
Please read
the ENTIRE vacancy announcement to ensure that you
comply with the application procedures. Your application will be
regarded as
incomplete, if the Rockville
Human Resources
Center
(RHRC) does
not receive your application and all required
supplemental
documentation, as specified in the "Supporting
documents"
section of this vacancy announcement, by 11:59 PM Eastern
Standard
Time (EST) on the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
Your
application and all required supplemental documents must be
submitted in the manner specified in this section. Applications and
supplemental
documents that are submitted in any other manner
without
prior approval from the agency point of contact will be
handled as incomplete and will not be considered.
You must
complete the following three steps described below in order
to apply for this position online.
STEP ONE - (Online Resume - USAJOBS)
You must
create a user account and at least one Federal resume at
USAJOBS.
Information you provide in USAJOBS is general information
completed by all applicants. The information you provide and
your
Federal
resume will become part of your application and will
automatically
be transferred to the HHS Careers system when you
apply on-line. After
you finish submitting your resume from
USAJOBS,
you will automatically be taken to HHS Careers where you
will be asked to complete the next step of the application process.
You may
edit your resume up until 11:59 PM EST of the announcement
close date.
STEP TWO - (Vacancy Specific
Questions - HHS Careers)
In HHS
Careers, you will answer vacancy specific questions necessary
to evaluate
your qualifications for the specific job to which you
are applying. When completed, the information you provided
at
USAJOBS and
the answers to the HHS Careers questions will become
your application. You may edit your answers by 11:59 PM EST
of the
announcement close date.
STEP THREE - (Submit Supporting
Documents - HHS Careers)
After you
have completed the vacancy specific question and selected
the
"FINISH" button, a list of fax cover sheets will appear with
instructions. A complete
listing of the material that must be
submitted
to the HR office is provided in the "Supporting documents"
section of this announcement. Review this section for which
documents are applicable to you and how to submit. Most of these
documents
will be requested upon completion of the Vacancy
Questionnaire. All applicable supplemental application
material
must be
received at the appropriate fax number, shown on the fax
cover sheet, by 11:59 Eastern Time on the closing date.
For
additional Information:
Rockville Center HelpDesk
Telephone
888-478-4340
quickquestions@psc.gov
Hours of operation: Monday through Friday 7:30AM to
5:00PM EST
TTY/TDD 800-877-8339
Reasonable Accommodation:
This agency provides reasonable accommodation to
applicants with
disabilities. If you need a reasonable
accommodation for any part of
the application and hiring process, please contact the Rockville
Center HelpDesk Telephone
(888)-478-4340, TTY/TDD (800)-877-8339;
email quickquestions@psc.gov. The
decision on granting reasonable
accommodation will be made on a case-by-case
basis.
If applying online poses a hardship to you, the Rockville Center
HelpDesk listed on the announcement will
provide assistance to
ensure that applications are submitted
online by the closing date.
You must contact the Rockville Center HelpDesk prior to the closing
date of this announcement to receive
assistance. Hours of
operation: Monday through Friday 7:30AM to 5:00PM EST
Required Documents:
Supporting Documentation
Your application will be considered INCOMPLETE if you do
not FAX all
required supporting documentation by 11:59 PM EST on the
closing
date of this vacancy announcement. Our
Fax number is 571-258-4052.
During the online application process, you will
encounter a webpage
which lists the available fax
coversheets. There will be several
options available. However, you only need to print and submit
the
fax coversheets that are applicable to
you as an applicant. You
must submit a coversheet for each type
of supporting documentation.
Only the fax coversheet will ensure the proper receipt
of your
materials(s) and the coversheet MUST be page one (1) of
the
corresponding supporting documents. All supporting documents must
be faxed before 11:59 PM EST on the
closing date of the vacancy. You
will receive an email confirming receipt of your faxed
supporting
documents within 24 hours.
PLEASE NOTE: Not
all of the document types listed will pertain to
you; only submit documents needed to complete your
application
package.
For example, the Schedule A Certification document must
only be submitted
by individuals applying based on eligibility for
appointment due to a disability. The SF-50 is a form current and
former
Federal employees submit to document their Federal employment
status.
Below is a
list of supporting documents for this announcement. This
is not an all-inclusive list of supporting documents. Please only
submit the
documents that are APPLICABLE to you as an individual
applicant:
--STATUS
APPLICANTS:
A Status
Applicant is a current career or career-conditional Federal
employee or
former Federal employee who has reinstatement
eligibility. As a
status applicant, you must fax a copy of your
Notification
of Personnel Action, SF-50, or equivalent showing
your full performance level or career ladder. The SF-50
MUST verify
current grade, promotion potential, reinstatement
eligibility or highest federal civilian grade. Please DO NOT
send Awards or Pay Adjustment SF-50s.
You may
obtain a copy of your SF- 50 from your Human Resources
Office or
HHS employees may download a copy from here
Electronic Personnel Folder
If you have separated from Federal Government
employment, you may
obtain a copy of your SF-50 via:
Federal Records Center
National, Archives and Records Administration
111
Winnebago Street, St. Louis, MO 63118-4126 or
CPR.CENTER@NARA.GOV,
or VISIT the NATIONAL ARCHIVES WEBSITE
--EDUCATION DOCUMENTS:
You must fax copies of your college transcripts if using
education
to qualify or if the position requires
positive education.
UNOFFICIAL COPIES ARE ACCEPTABLE at the application
phase; however,
you will be required to provide official transcripts
upon entry on
duty.
(See paragraph under education if you are currently in series
advertised.)
All foreign degrees must be evaluated by a nationally
recognized
Accrediting Agency.
You must submit proof of such evaluation and/or
conversion.
see the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services
website.
This list, which may not be all inclusive, is for
informational
purposes only and does not imply any endorsement of any
specific
agency.
--CTAP/ICTAP (FOR DISPLACED EMPLOYEES):
If you are
applying under the Career Transition
Assistance
Program (CTAP) or under the Interagency Career
Transition
Assistance
Program (ICTAP), please FAX a copy of your SF-50 and RIF
Notice
dated within one year.
Information
regarding the CTAP can be found by clicking
CTAP INFO
Information
regarding the ICTAP can be found by clicking
ICTAP INFO
--VETERANS:
If you are
a veteran, please FAX a copy of your
DD214, which states the type of
discharge received. If you are a
disabled
veteran, please FAX a copy of your DD214, SF-15, and a copy
of your VA
Disability Letter issued after 1991 or later documenting
a service-related disability.
Information
regarding the eligibility requirements for 5-point and
10-point veterans' preference can be
found by clicking
HERE.
If you encounter technical difficulties during the
faxing process
please call the Rockville Center HelpDesk
at 1-888-478-4340 Monday
through Friday, 7:30AM to 5:00PM EST
(excluding Federal holidays).
Contact Information:
Rockville Center HelpDesk
Phone: 888-478-4340
Fax: 301-562-8968
Email: quickquestions@psc.gov
Or write:
Department of Health and Human Services
Rockville HR Center
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 17-38
Rockville, MD 20857
Fax: 301-562-8968
What To Expect Next:
Once the online questionnaire is received, you will
receive an
acknowledgement email that
your submission was successful. Once the
announcement closes, we will review applications to
identify the
best qualified candidates. Due to a
high volume of phone calls
and emails, please use MYUSAJOBS WEBSITE to check the status of
your application.
The most highly qualified candidates will be referred to
the hiring
manager for further consideration and
possible interview.
The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis
of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual
orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee
organization, or other non-merit factor.
Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with
disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation
for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring
agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will
be made on a case-by-case basis.
Send Mail to:
Department of Health and Human Services
Rockville HR Center
5600 Fishers Lane,
Room 17-38
Rockville, MD 20857
Fax: 301-562-8968
For questions about this job:
Rockville Center HelpDesk
Phone: 888-478-4340
Fax: 301-562-8968
Email: quickquestions@psc.gov
Control Number: 1302902
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